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16 episodes
1. New Blood

1. New Blood
King crab season begins with an infusion of fresh blood in the young captains of the Seabrooke and Ramblin' Rose. Following the death of their father, brothers Josh and Jake Harris are tested by the Cornelia Marie's new skipper.
1 h 27 min
Apr 11, 2011
2. Proving Grounds

2. Proving Grounds
Empty pots lead to high tensions and low morale. On the Cornelia Marie, the Harris brothers and new skipper pull their first strings of the season. The Seabrooke and the Ramblin' Rose experience polar opposites of fishing fortune.
44min
Apr 30, 2012
3. Old Age and Treachery

3. Old Age and Treachery
Jake Harris gets a sink-or-swim lesson on driving the Cornelia Marie, and danger strikes the Wizard when a crew member gets caught in the line. The Seabrooke defies the fishing odds by pulling up full pots.
44min
Apr 25, 2011
4. Breaking Point

4. Breaking Point
The crane breaks on the Kodiak, sending a crew member to his bunk with a serious injury. The Seabrooke's greenhorn has a mental breakdown, and the crew of the Cornelia Marie must put aside their differences in a storm.
44min
May 2, 2011
5. Wing and a Prayer

5. Wing and a Prayer
Two crew members nearly come to blows on the Northwestern. Captain Johnathan Hillstrand on the Time Bandit takes a massive gamble on barren grounds to find crab, and the greenhorn aboard the Seabrooke goes into a tailspin.
44min
May 9, 2011
6. Exit Wounds

6. Exit Wounds
In the midst of a rough king crab season, mental and physical breakdowns plague the crew of the Kodiak. A rogue wave threatens the Time Bandit, and a Wizard deckhand summons the wrath of Captain Keith Colburn.
44min
May 16, 2011
7. Thick as Thieves

7. Thick as Thieves
The police are called in after a confrontation on the Cornelia Marie, and a debilitating injury to a Kodiak deckhand ends his career for good. An injury aboard the Ramblin' Rose causes the rookie skipper to have a change of heart.
44min
May 23, 2011
8. Graduation Day

8. Graduation Day
The king crab season closes with a fierce Arctic storm, a spectacular prank on the Northwestern by the crew of the Time Bandit and the departure of one of the fleet's most revered fishermen.
44min
May 30, 2011
9. Sea Change

9. Sea Change
Opilio season brings change to every returning boat. Edgar Hansen finally says goodbye to the Northwestern, a new captain boards the Cornelia Marie, and the entire fleet is shut down by one of the largest Arctic storms in history.
44min
Jun 6, 2011
10. Frontier Medicine

10. Frontier Medicine
A bloodied deckhand has Keith Colburn moving from skipper to doctor. Freezing spray spooks the Seabrooke into an emergency pot drop on the edge of nowhere, and Jake Anderson tries to replace Edgar Hansen on the Northwestern.
44min
Jun 13, 2011
11. Birds, Bones and Blood

11. Birds, Bones and Blood
As another winter storm rips through the crab grounds, the Ramblin' Rose makes an all-or-nothing gamble, the Time Bandit courts danger at the dock, and a crewman on the Northwestern suffers a bloody, nose-breaking blow.
44min
Jun 20, 2011
12. It's Not All Mai Tais and Yahtzee

12. It's Not All Mai Tais and Yahtzee
A loose pot turns into a half-ton wrecking ball on the Kodiak while a crewman on the Seabrooke is nearly crushed by ice. On the Cornelia Marie, the new skipper courts mutiny with a move to untested fishing grounds.
44min
Jun 27, 2011
13. Pirate School

13. Pirate School
A captain and a deckhand clash on the Cornelia Marie, and Ramblin' Rose skipper Elliott Neese attempts to fix a possible season-ending breakdown. The Time Bandit's soft-spoken greenhorn goes to the Hillstrands' "Pirate School."
44min
Jul 4, 2011
14. The Island

14. The Island
The treacherous waters off St. Paul Island make offloading crab a terrifying necessity. A harbor surge snaps lines on the Wizard, and Jake Anderson is rewarded with the task of steering the Northwestern safely to dock.
44min
Jul 11, 2011
15. I Smell a Nightmare

15. I Smell a Nightmare
As opilio season winds down, two exhausted crewmen on the Time Bandit nearly come to blows. The skippers of the Seabrooke and the Cornelia Marie both suffer debilitating injuries, and the captain of the Wizard erupts.
44min
Jul 18, 2011
16. Mohawks & Madness, Goodness & Gladness

16. Mohawks & Madness, Goodness & Gladness
The Bering Sea fleet finishes the season with big pots and big paydays. The Seabrooke captain fights an agonizing illness, and the Northwestern takes revenge on the Time Bandit for a humiliating prank.
44min
Jul 25, 2011


















